Just upon the day I arrived on campus, I was invited to an International Game Night hold by HMCC, a local Christian church. They call it international for a good reason. People came from Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Ireland, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Australia, Greece, Spain, and some other countries I can’t think of names. They are from all years of college, including a good number of graduate students. Later at 10:00 pm, students running that events arranged a trip to Meijer which is about 10 miles away, by organizing students with a car to provide rides. Meijer is open 24 hours, and that’s why they make good money from our college students. It felt funny that all people walking in that huge supermarket were from the Game Night and I knew the majority of them. The shopping was exceptionally helpful for those who just came to the campus, for they were accompanied by older students, who provide suggestions about what to buy for dorms.
But it turned out Meijer was itself a huge party that night. People were giving free hotdogs and soda outside. Inside, the building was crowded with college students, and only college students. While trying to make my way through aisles, I spotted only one woman who might be older than 30. Meijer was giving dozens of kinds of free stuff, such as free posters, free writing white board, free pens, etc. People could came out loaded for free. Near the check-out area, there was a stage with a host and three students on it. The host was asking questions such as “Who is the president of University of Michigan?” and “What is the oldest sport in Canada?” There are electronic point counters showing how many points each competitor received. Understandably, when the competitor hesitated on a simple question, people off stage grew really, really excited. That was our Meijer at midnight. Our driver, a formal UM student, now working as a high school social science teacher, did not forget to grab several free hotdogs for breakfast.
Later I participated in some other HMCC events. One that shocked me was a presentation. I was late for it, but I heard the narration of the speaker about his experience in different countries. There was a band playing background music. Later, we all stood up and sing a song for God. People were singing loudly, proudly and extending their arms in the air. That message was the strongest one I ever received from a religion. That night we had another Meijer invasion.
But it turned out Meijer was itself a huge party that night. People were giving free hotdogs and soda outside. Inside, the building was crowded with college students, and only college students. While trying to make my way through aisles, I spotted only one woman who might be older than 30. Meijer was giving dozens of kinds of free stuff, such as free posters, free writing white board, free pens, etc. People could came out loaded for free. Near the check-out area, there was a stage with a host and three students on it. The host was asking questions such as “Who is the president of University of Michigan?” and “What is the oldest sport in Canada?” There are electronic point counters showing how many points each competitor received. Understandably, when the competitor hesitated on a simple question, people off stage grew really, really excited. That was our Meijer at midnight. Our driver, a formal UM student, now working as a high school social science teacher, did not forget to grab several free hotdogs for breakfast.
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